U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Hiller - Francis "Frank" Henry, 88, Omaha, died Tuesday (1/29/2002). Born, Bellewood. Electrical contractor.
Survivors: wife, Florence; daughters, Kay Goodro, Sue Jack, Diane Jorgensen, Karen Tighe, all Omaha; son, John, Omaha; sisters, Veronica Becker, Omaha, Eva Meysenburg, David City, Rose Anne Moran, Alliance, Mary Scholz, Bellewood; brother, Chris, Lincoln; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Elkhorn. Calvary Cemetery, Omaha. Prayer vigil: 7 p.m. Thursday, church. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Thursday, church. Reichmuth Funeral Home, Elkhorn. Memorials to St. Patrick's School, Sisters of Notre Dame.
Jagels - Hulda M., 98, Davenport, widow of Arthur, died Saturday (1/26/2002) at Deshler.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, St. Peter Lutheran Church, Davenport. Church Cemetery. Visitation: 2-9 p.m. today, Urbauer-Price Funeral Home, Davenport. Memorials to the church.
Juengel - Esther Maria Anna, 86, Lincoln, died Sunday (1/27/2002).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 9 a.m. until services, funeral home. Memorials to Trinity Lutheran Church, 724 S. 12th St., Lincoln 68508, or Tabitha, 4720 Randolph St., Lincoln 68510.
Keepes - IdaBelle (Jennings), 89, Lincoln, widow of Charles, died Tuesday (1/29/2002).
Private family interment. Cremation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to St. Patrick's Church Building Fund, 6126 Morrill Ave., Lincoln 68507. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Keim - Genevieve, 90, Nelson, widow of Charley, died Sunday (1/27/2002). Born, rural Nelson. Farm wife.
Survivors: sons, Larry, Nelson, Harold, Council Bluffs, Iowa; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Rita Schott, Nelson, Eileen Stohler, Hastings; brother, Wilbur Williams, Nelson; nieces; nephews.
Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, Klawitter-Price Funeral Home, Nelson. Nelson Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday; 9 a.m. until services, funeral home. Memorials may be sent in care of family.
Knigge - Gladys Etherton, 95, Lincoln, died Monday (1/28/2002). Born, south of Inavale.
Survivors: daughter, Joan Hoins, Superior; sons, Wayne Etherton, Lincoln, Lue Etherton, York; 22 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; 25 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Caroline Marie Bauer, Lincoln.
Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Baptist Church, Guide Rock. Guide Rock Cemetery. Memorials to the American Diabetes Association. Simonson-Williams Funeral Home, Red Cloud.
Korsaks - Leopolds V., 75, Lincoln, died Sunday (1/27/2002).
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, United Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3300 C St. Visitation: 2-9 p.m. today, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.; one hour before services, church. Memorials to the church.
Kuhn - Ann K., 77, Waco, died Monday (1/28/2002) in York. Born, Polk County. Homemaker.
Survivors: husband, Don; son, Eugene Wiese, Beaver Crossing; daughters, Deb Bauer, Geneva, Janice Haynes, Raymond; seven grandchildren; sisters, Iola Hines, York, Esther Hanson, Kasson, Minn. Preceded in death by first husband, Lauren H. Wiese.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, St. John's Lutheran Church, south of Waco. Church cemetery. Visitation: beginning 5 p.m. today, Metz Mortuary, York. Memorials to Arthritis Foundation.
Lamp - Lester "Les," 73, Lincoln, died Sunday (1/27/2002).
Services: 10 a.m. today, First Church of the Nazarene, 1901 S. 70th St. Cremation. No visitation. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Meadows - Joshua Jay, 20, Lincoln, formerly Council Bluffs, Iowa, died Sunday (1/27/2001) in an auto accident in Lincoln. Born, Council Bluffs. Worked for Merlin Motors.
Survivors: parents, Gary and Darlene Reynolds, Lincoln; grandmother, Lucille Meadows, Council Bluffs; aunts; uncles; cousins.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, McCurdy Funeral Home, Council Bluffs. Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Visitation with family: 7-8 p.m. today, funeral home.
Murphy - James "Jim" E., 76, Lincoln, formerly North Platte, died Saturday (1/27/2002). Born, Grand Island (2/6/25). Conductor, Union Pacific Railroad. Navy veteran, World War II.
Survivors: wife, Bonnie; daughters, sons-in-law, Mary Ann and Joe Lockard, Susan and Edward Smith, all Lincoln; sons, Roderick, Missoula, Mont., Thomas, Arlington, Va.; brothers, John, Columbus, William, Morro Bay, Calif.; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Preceded in death by parents; brother, Allen.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, North Platte. Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell. Memorial Mass: 5:45 p.m. Feb. 6, St. Theresa's Catholic Church, 735 S. 36th St., Lincoln. Visitation: 1-9 p.m. today, with rosary at 7 p.m., Carpenter Memorial Chapel, North Platte. Memorials to the Senior's Foundation Elder Care Fund, P.O. Box 81904, Lincoln 68501.
Nelson - Marie M., 90, widow of Lester, Lincoln, formerly Clay Center, died Monday (1/28/2002). Born, Clay Center. Homemaker.
Survivors: daughters, Betty Dietz, Lincoln, Berneta Bruenig, Wahoo; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, United Church of Christ, Clay Center. Clay Center Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the church women's fellowship or music department. McLaughlin Funeral Home, Clay Center.
Novak - Minnie L., 62, Lincoln, died Saturday (1/26/2002).
Funeral Mass: 1:30 p.m. today, St. John's Catholic Church, 7601 Vine St. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Breya's education fund or St. John's school library. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
O'Meara - Betty J., 82, Lincoln, died Sunday (1/27/2002).
Graveside services for immediate family at Betty's request. No visitation. Memorials to Tabitha Hospice or donor's choice. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Oswald - Edna, 87, Shickley, widow of Emanuel, died Tuesday (1/29/2002) in Geneva. Born, Milford (7/19/14) to David and Phoebe (Stauffer) Stutzman.
Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Robert and Jeanette, Shickley; daughters, sons-in-law, Janet and Marlyn Noel, Geneva, Carole and Mark Springer, Milford; sister, brother-in-law, Mary and Burdette Burkey, Milford; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Salem Mennonite Church, rural Shickley. The Rev. Wilton Detweiler. Church cemetery. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. Thursday, Farmer & Son Funeral Home, Geneva.
Peithman - G. Marie, 82, Hebron, died Monday (1/28/2002). Born near Reynolds. Retired schoolteacher.
Survivors: husband, Ernst; sons, Loren E., Hebron, Allen E., Hide-A-Way, Texas; daughter, Ann Marie Grummert, Clermont, Fla.; sisters, Floy Durbin, Emerson, Iowa, Leora Anastasi, Center Moriches, N.Y., Betty Wells, Friend; five grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; stepgreat-granddaughter; nieces; nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Grace Lutheran Church, Hebron. Hebron City Cemetery. Visitation; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, Hebron Memorial Funeral Home.
Piper - Charlotte Berdine, 86, Burwell, formerly Stromsburg, died Monday (1/28/2002). Born, near Bradshaw.
Survivors: son, Lester, Burwell; brother, Homer Farley, Osceola; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Metz Mortuary Chapel, York. Arborville Cemetery, near Polk. Visitation: 9 a.m. Friday, mortuary. Memorials in care of family. Metz Mortuary Chapel, York.
Polivka - Adolph, 85, Bruno, died Sunday (1/27/2002) in David City.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Bruno. Visitation: noon today until rosary, Knott Funeral Home, David City. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. today, funeral home.
Ramaekers - Edward "Bud" and Alice, Norfolk, died Friday (1/25/2002) in a traffic accident west of Albuquerque, N.M., with friends, Larry and Rita Beller of Lindsay.
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Norfolk. Home for Funerals, Norfolk
Reisher - William N., 69, Lincoln, died Sunday (1/27/2002).
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St., with luncheon to follow at the Legionnaire Club. No visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Lincoln Public Schools Foundation or American Cancer Society.
Rerucha - Christie O., 100, David City, died Saturday (1/26/2002).
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. today, St. Mary's Church. Memorials to St. Mary's Parish Endowment Fund, Masses, or St. Joseph Villa. Knott Funeral Home, David City.
Rippe - Alicia Rae, 9, Hubbell, died Sunday (1/27/2002) in Hebron.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Grace Lutheran Church, Hebron. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. today, 8-11 a.m. Thursday, Price Funeral Home, Hebron. Memorials to family's choice.
Russell - Gene, 75, Lincoln, died Saturday (1/26/2002).
Services: 10 a.m. today, College View Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4015 S. 49th St. Memorials to granddaughter Kaitlyn Russell's education fund, care of the family. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.
Schram - Helen E., 83, Papillion, died Tuesday (1/29/2002).
Survivors: sons, Daniel, Springfield, Ronald, Francis, both Papillion; daughter, Nancy Greckel, Utica; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Columbkille Catholic Church, Papillion. Calvary Cemetery, Omaha. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. Thursday, 6-8 p.m. with family, Kahler-Dolce Mortuary, Papillion. Memorials to St. Columbkille Catherine's Bell Fund, Arthritis Foundation. Kahler-Dolce Mortuary, Papillion.
Schwarz - Katherine, 83, Laguna Woods, Calif., formerly Lincoln, died Jan. 6.
Memorial service was held Jan. 20, Lutheran Church of the Cross, Laguna Hills. Memorials to the church or the Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation.
Stephenson - Walter G. "Steve," Jr., 71, Lincoln, died Saturday (1/26/2002). Born, Omaha (3/6/30) to Walter G. and Alma (Seim) Stephenson Sr. Bachelor's degree in business, UNL. Businessman. Member, First Presbyterian Church; former state chairman, United Fund; former president, board of directors, Saint Elizabeth's Regional Medical Center; former president, Lincoln Better Business Bureau; board of directors, Fresh Start; Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, alumni adviser; Candlelight Club; former board member, Gateway Bank; former board member, Lincoln Symphony Association; former partner, Magee's Clothing; former loan officer, Gateway Bank; director of foundation, Saint Elizabeth's Regional Medical Center; funeral assistant, Roper & Sons Funeral Services.
Survivors: wife, Ruth Orr; son, daughter-in-law, William and Cheryl Stephenson, Apple Valley, Minn.; daughters, sons-in-law, Susan Stephenson Holder and Christopher, Eagle Rock, Calif., Carol Stephenson, Arcadia, Calif.; grandsons, Stephenson and Garrison Holder, Eagle Rock, Calif., Willie Stephenson, Apple Valley, Minn.; sisters, Mary Durrie, Lincoln, Agnes Smith, Fort Calhoun; sister-in-law, Jane Mansfield, Aurora, Colo. Preceded in death by parents.
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, 840 S. 17th St. Pastor Raymond J. Larson. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, with family, 6-8 p.m. Friday, all at Roper & Sons Mortuary. Memorials to church, organ reconstruction fund. Condolences may be e-mailed to contact @ roperandsons.com.
Varone - Anthony J., 33, Lincoln, died Sunday (1/27/2002).
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St.
Wilhelms - Donna, 75, Hastings, died Tuesday (1/29/2002). Born, Ruskin. Retired nurse, Thayer County Hospital; Superior Good Samaritan Center.
Survivors: sons, Jim Gray, Clay Center, Robert Wilhelms, Hastings, Tom Wilhelms, Superior; daughters, Judy Mohler, Patricia Duncan, both Hastings, Cindy Rogers, Buhler, Kan.; sisters, Katherine Dixon, Superior, Jean Jordan, Edgewater, Colo.; brothers, Irvin Larkins, Gary Jordan, Grand Island, Bill Larkins, Deshler; 19 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Megrue-Price Funeral Home Chapel, Superior. Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. until services Friday, all at funeral home. Memorials to the family. Megrue-Price Funeral Home, Superior.
Anderson - Dr. Robert G. "Bob," 76, Lincoln, died Monday (2/4/2002). Born, Denver (1/3/26) to Thomas E. and Adele V. (McClyman). Proudly served in more than 30 separate missions as an armorer/B-17 gunner in World War II, U.S. Army Air Forces. Graduated, veterinary school, Colorado State University, 1953. Moved to Lincoln with his family and opened A-4 Small Animal Hospital in 1964. Member, St. Joseph Catholic Parish, American Legion Post 3.
Survivors: wife of 54 years, Maxine; daughters, son-in-law, Linda and Joe Epler of Julian, Jodell Bruns, Lincoln; sons, daughters-in-law, Bob and Karen, Chandler, Ariz., Ron and Sheila, Lincoln; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Monsignor Myron Pleskac. Cremation. No viewing. Inurnment, Lincoln Memorial Park. Military honors by Fort Riley (Kan.) honor guard. Family will greet friends: one hour before services, funeral home. In celebrating his lifetime love of his faith and his service to animals, donations are being accepted by Capital Humane Society, 2320 Park Blvd., Lincoln 68502; or Pink Sisters, 1040 S. Cotner Blvd., Lincoln 68510 in Dr. Bob's name.
Breland - Olive L., 78, Falls City, widow of Vernon E., died Sunday (2/3/2002). Born, Natalbany, La.
Survivors: son, Vernon A., St. Petersburg Beach, Fla.; daughters, Gladys L. Haworth, Hiawatha, Kan., Ouida E. Mann, Falls City; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dorr & Clark Funeral Home, Falls City. Interment: 10 a.m. Friday, Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
Butcher - Pearl V., 99, Grinnell, Iowa, formerly of Lincoln, died Saturday (2/2/2002).
Graveside service: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Lincoln Memorial Park, 6700 S. 14th St. No visitation. Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St.
